Lit Poe Dameron #26-31: The Awakening (6/6 released)

Just got issue #27 today (still havn't gotten issue #26 yet). Marvel seems to be setting up a potential Poe and Rey romance in the future. Who knows rather that is the direction Lucasfilm will go but if they do Marvel definitely was trying to start the groundwork for it in this issue.

That Rey/Poe on Kylo interaction is... um... huh. I mean, first of all, it's not even accurate. Rey had her mind peered through on Starkiller, not Ren's ship. Second, why the hell would anyone make light of that, regardless? Seems incredibly tone deaf. That just starts giving credence to the "it wasn't really all that bad" argument if they're gonna sit around and make it a joke.

That Rey/Poe on Kylo interaction is... um... huh. I mean, first of all, it's not even accurate. Rey had her mind peered through on Starkiller, not Ren's ship. Second, why the hell would anyone make light of that, regardless? Seems incredibly tone deaf. That just starts giving credence to the "it wasn't really all that bad" argument if they're gonna sit around and make it a joke.

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So it sounds like the full version of the "torture buddies" conversation is even worse than the preview? I'm really surprised by this as it just doesn't sound like Soule's work.

That Rey/Poe on Kylo interaction is... um... huh. I mean, first of all, it's not even accurate. Rey had her mind peered through on Starkiller, not Ren's ship. Second, why the hell would anyone make light of that, regardless? Seems incredibly tone deaf. That just starts giving credence to the "it wasn't really all that bad" argument if they're gonna sit around and make it a joke.

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I do not think it is bad, I make jokes about bad things that have happened to me all the time. It just makes you feel better and not so depressed or mad over whatever situation.

I do not think it is bad, I make jokes about bad things that have happened to me all the time. It just makes you feel better and not so depressed or mad over whatever situation.

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Thats not quite what I'm getting at. What I'm saying is that there has yet to be a consistent tone about any of this. Film Rey doesn't seem to be all that bothered by Kylo (which while weird, is kind of in keeping with Star Wars heightened reality and lack of consequence for most actions). This comic Rey seems quite bothered by the ordeal, describing it as torture. Which is then turned into a joke?

Lucasfilm needs to settle on a tone for this and stick with it. As it is, I really have no idea how Rey feels about anything because it's never consistent.

I like the "torture buddies" bit because it's an immediate facepalm from Rey and Poe kind of knows the joke was in poor taste after he said it. Not EVERY joke has to land because it's been rewritten and focused grouped for maximum quippage, sometimes you just strike out.

I like the "torture buddies" bit because it's an immediate facepalm from Rey and Poe kind of knows the joke was in poor taste after he said it. Not EVERY joke has to land because it's been rewritten and focused grouped for maximum quippage, sometimes you just strike out.

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Thanks Al, that sounds more encouraging.

I'd like to give this series a go, if Marvel were to put out an OHC....

Dialogue in TFA - “That’s half our fleet destroyed”, shortly followed by the incineration of Ello Asty’s fighter. Given there’s 7 X-Wings escape at the end of the fight, that would put us at a minimum of 16 fighters. I know we only see 12 on screen at once... has anyone counted how many we see being downed during the battle?

Still, that aside, I’m really looking forward to it. The writing has been great on this series and I love the art.

I like the "torture buddies" bit because it's an immediate facepalm from Rey and Poe kind of knows the joke was in poor taste after he said it. Not EVERY joke has to land because it's been rewritten and focused grouped for maximum quippage, sometimes you just strike out.

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Thanks Al, that sounds more encouraging.

I'd like to give this series a go, if Marvel were to put out an OHC....

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I think the series is worth a read, but its quality has not always been the highest. I think there have been a lot of interesting ideas and worldbuilding tidbits throughout it, but the actual storylines and characterizations haven't always lived up to it. The opening story arc is a good example - the stuff around the cult worshiping a giant alien egg was an interesting setup, but it felt kind of tedious and disjointed reading it.

I do think the most recent storyline before the current one was a highlight, by far the best in the series and also the only one of the series that I felt matched the old X-wing comics, which we were all hoping the Poe series would be a suitable spiritual successor to.

The X-Wings novels and comics with Wedge are the best. Poe Dameron is okay, but that other series is tops, canon or no canon. Still, I hope that this series ends with issue 31 and come out with something different. I feel that this series has been just .....there. Towards the end, its got better but I could do without it.

I hadn't noticed that, but yeah, it isn't Poe narrating, and they're talking to another "survivor" of the war who's an inspirational legend to fighter pilots, knows what it's like to take on a Death Star, and knew Han. Wedge isn't a bad bet -- and having Poe and Wedge meet up would be a lovely way to tie a bow around the series... but it's probably someone else, right?

I'll have to go back and see who might end up be narrating it at the end. Of course I still havn't gotten my Poe #26 so I think it might just be time I get it off of Amazon instead of waiting around for the comic shop to get it. It also could be Jess Pava narrating. As far as I know she was there for all the battle scenes from TFA as well.

Edit...….just ordered it. More expensive than just waiting around to get it from the comic shop but the show I am ordering off of amazon right now is on hiatus and won't be back on until August so my money on my gift cart would have just been sitting there for a few months anyways.

I hadn't noticed that, but yeah, it isn't Poe narrating, and they're talking to another "survivor" of the war who's an inspirational legend to fighter pilots, knows what it's like to take on a Death Star, and knew Han. Wedge isn't a bad bet -- and having Poe and Wedge meet up would be a lovely way to tie a bow around the series... but it's probably someone else, right?

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By my count, an "inspirational legend" who's taken on a Death Star and knows Han has to be either Chewbacca, Wedge, Lando, or Nien Nunb. Nien was at Starkiller Base, so that rules him out. Chewie was also there, technically, so I doubt it's him, and it's even less likely to be him if it's Snap talking. So that would really leave either Wedge or Lando, unless there's someone else I'm missing.

Well Poe #26 and #27 have been Poe recapping the story to Rey and Finn. Finn leaves to check on Rose in #27 I believe so it's just Poe and Rey for the rest of the issue. Leia pops in so it should be another survivor on the MF that Poe is talking to, right? Wedge isn't with them. Unless they finally reach some sort of destination and they're meeting up with more survivors as the opening crawl of this comic suggests.